distort

transitive verb

dis·tort·ed, dis·tort·ing, dis·torts

To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape: a reflection distorted in the moving water; a face distorted in misery.

To cause to deviate from what is normal, reasonable, or accurate: “Though I knew how to translate exactly what she had told me, I realized that any translation would distort the deepest meaning of her message”(Richard Rodriguez).

Electronics To cause distortion in (a signal or waveform, for example).